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No. 805,254. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905. 0. ANDERSON.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 6,1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed July 6, 1905. Serial No. 268,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OscAR ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Arthur, in the county of Ida, State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in End-Gates; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to end-gates for wagons.

One object of the invention is to provide an exceedingly simple,inexpensive, durable, and eflicient gate embodying such characteristicsthat it may be readily locked in its closed or open position.

- Another object of the invention resides in the provision of anend-gate detachably associated with the end of a vehicle-body in suchmanner thatit may readily be closed or opened.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an end-gate ofsuch character that it may efficiently serve for cooperation with theWagon-body for dumping purpbses. 7

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the rear portion of awagon-bod y with the end-gate closed. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of thestructure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with thegate removed. Fig.4 is a vertical section through the body and gate withthe gate in closed position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of one of the bolts. Fig. 6 is adetail view of the retaining-hook.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thereference charac The end-gate may be formed of any suitable material andis provided with a back portion 8 and side members 9, each side beingprovided with a curved slot 11, the slots being arranged upon the samecurve and in alinement with each other and located near the lower endsof the sides. The upper ends of the sides are reduced, as at 12, thesides and back of the end-gate being braced by a series of angle-straps13, as shown.

In order to hinge the end-gate to the wagonbody, the bolts are engagedwith the corresponding slots 11 in the sides of the end-gate, the hookedends 3 being turned to engage them in the slots of the end-gate and thenturned at a sufiicient angle to cause the portion 2 to lie in the slotsand the extreme end portions 4 to lie opposite the outer faces of theslots. Pivotally mounted upon the opposite sides of the end-gates arehooked members 1A, which are designed to be engaged over the hookedsides of the respective bolts 2 to positively lock the end-gate in itsclosed position. To hold the hooks yieldably engaged with the bolts,they are each provided with an arc-shaped rod 20, the free end of whichis passed through the guide 21 and between which guide and the hook,upon the areshaped rod 20, is a helical spring a. These springs tend toforce the hooks away from the guides and into engagement with theportions 3 of the bolts, while permitting the hooks to be disengagedwhen desired.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the bolts 2 when the gatesare arranged therebetween and the outer faces of the ve hicle'body thehooked ends 3 protrude through the slots 11 of the end-gate, whereby theendgate may be secured to the body and guided in its movement whenopened and prevented from becoming accidentally disengaged from thebody, the inner ends 11 of the slots limiting the outward swing of theend-gate.

In order to facilitate the opening and closing of the end-gate, Iprovide a suitable handle 15 at each side of the end-gate, which handlesbridge the slots 11 in such manner as not to contact or interfere withthe hooked ends of the aforesaid bolts in the opening and closing 0f.thegate.

What is claimed is- 1. The combination with a wagon -body having a boltrotatably mounted upon each side near the rear end thereof, of a gatehaving its side members each provided with a.

curved slot for engagement with the aforesaid bolts, and means engagingthe said bolts for locking the end-gate in its closed position.

2. The combination with a wagon-body having eyebolts mounted on each ofits sides, and bolts provided with shankspivotally mounted in saideyebolts, each of said bolts having a curved hooked end, of an end-gatehaving a curved slot, formed in each of its IO sides, the slots beingadapted for engagement with the hooked ends of the said bolts where bythe end-gate may be hingedly connected with the wagon-body, and meansfor locking the end-gate in its closed position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in I 5 presence of twowitnesses.

OSCAR ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

THos. MAXWELL, F. A. KINDWALL.

